A24 has crazy attenuation

[Tbagger]

Holy crap! Imperial A24 Dry Hop is a beast! I figured I would try it out on my tropical blonde ale to accentuate the mosaic and galaxy I used. I was not expecting a 90+% attenuation. It’s only been 3 days and it’s dropped from 1.050 to 1.005 (I was shooting for 1.012) This is going to be a dry one lol

It’s my first time using it and was wondering if it is normal. I know it’s a STA1 positive strain but that still seems super high.

 

[Comfort_Zone]

Well considering that both of the strains in that blend are known for high attenuation I can't say I'm surprised. Conan on its own can get pretty high sometimes and sacc trois is diastatic. Don't worry about it being too dry though. There's a lot more to dryness and mouthfeel than just a gravity reading.

 

[thehaze]

The whole blend is labeled as being diastaticus, which means the yeast will consume all sugars in the beer, much like an agressive saison yeast.

But have no fear - you will still have a lot of mouthfeel and body in the beer. I've used Sacc Trois alone a few times and despite going down under 1.007, it never felt watery, thin or otherwise dull.

 

[Tbagger]

I mashed at 51 so that is also going to keep it light but my saving grace on this batch is the 9% crystal 20 I used. So I'm not worried about it finishing unpalatably dry. Just going to be drier than I had anticipated.